Exemptions from VAT

The plan's answer to healthcare costs is more resources to health and medical care and permanent staff, not tax breaks that benefit hiring. The plan identifies temporary staffing jobs as a source of insecurity and wants to end market-based care, where tax revenue goes to operations and not to corporate profits. A VAT exemption that makes hired care staff cheaper strengthens precisely the model the plan wants to move away from.

• end market-based caredecisive»Vi vill sätta punkt för marknadsvården.« (party programme ↗)“We want to end market-based care.”
• opposition to temporary staffing model»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig jobs, part-time jobs and temporary staffing jobs.”
• more resources and own staff»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Left Party wants to invest more resources in health and medical care and elderly care, and invest in staff so that we simultaneously eliminate the staff shortage and strengthen staff conditions and working environment.”
• tax revenue to operations»En vård och omsorg som är solidariskt finansierad av skattemedel och där pengarna går till verksamhet och inte till företagens vinster är en grundförutsättning för att uppnå en jämlik vård i hela Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care that is solidaristically financed by tax revenue and where money goes to operations and not to corporate profits is a basic requirement for achieving equitable care throughout Sweden.”

The election manifesto wants tax revenue to stay in care rather than go to private profit-taking, and wants to build staffing on more permanent full-time employees rather than on hired personnel. A VAT reduction aimed at hiring care staff goes in the opposite direction and also breaks the party programme's principle of broad tax bases and uniformity. The plan does not address the VAT question directly, so the position is inferred.

• permanent full-time jobs in welfaredecisive»Vi vill att välfärden ska gå före och att fler ska kunna arbeta heltid i fasta jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want welfare to come first and more people to be able to work full-time in permanent jobs.”
• tax revenue should stay in welfare»Skattepengar delas ut till riskkapitalbolagens aktieägare, istället för att användas till skolböcker, fler anställda och bättre vård och omsorg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax revenue is distributed to risk-capital firms' shareholders, instead of being used for schoolbooks, more staff and better care and support.”
• broad tax bases»tydlighet i regelverket, breda skattebaser och att alla förvärvsinkomster och ersättningar« (party programme ↗)“clarity in the rules, broad tax bases and that all employment incomes and compensation”

The plan undertakes to shorten healthcare queues, invest in primary care and increase accessibility in healthcare. A VAT treatment that makes healthcare providers' operations more expensive in an already heavily strained situation pulls in the opposite direction, so a review of VAT rules for healthcare lies closest to the plan's healthcare commitments. The plan says nothing about VAT on contracted healthcare personnel, and the conclusion is therefore inferred.

• shorter healthcare queuesdecisive»korta köerna till behandling i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten waiting times for treatment throughout the country.”
• increased accessibility in healthcare»Köerna i vården ska minska och tillgängligheten ska öka.« (party programme ↗)“Waiting times in healthcare shall decrease and accessibility shall increase.”
• investment in primary care»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to open up for more healthcare providers, defend freedom of choice and shorten queues; a VAT interpretation that makes hired healthcare staff more expensive counteracts all these commitments. The plan moreover promises not to participate in tax increases that harm activities and households. A review of VAT legislation so that Swedish healthcare providers get conditions comparable to other countries thus aligns with the plan.

• more healthcare providers and freedom of choicedecisive»Vi vill öppna upp för fler vårdgivare och öka valfriheten så att patienter tillsammans med sin läkare kan välja vårdgivare och tid då operation eller behandling passar bäst utifrån patientens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to open up for more healthcare providers and increase freedom of choice so that patients together with their doctor can choose healthcare provider and time for surgery or treatment suited to the patient's needs.”
• shortened healthcare queues»Köerna måste kortas och man ska ha rätt att välja bort köerna genom att söka vård i andra regioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Queues must be shortened and you should have the right to opt out of queues by seeking care in other regions.”
• no harmful tax increases»Vi kommer inte att medverka till några skattehöjningar som skadar jobben, det egna sparandet eller gör det dyrare att bo.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will not participate in any tax increases that harm jobs, personal savings or make it more expensive to live.”
• diversity of healthcare providers»Genom att uppmuntra många olika aktörer inom vården kan också vården utvecklas för att möta lokala och individuella behov.« (party programme ↗)“By encouraging many different actors in healthcare, healthcare can also develop to meet local and individual needs.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan sets more staffed care beds and shorter care queues as a prioritized commitment and notes that the skills shortage has already caused queues and fewer care beds than in neighbouring countries. A VAT interpretation that increases the cost of hired care staff counteracts that commitment, and the plan also demands that private and public providers act on equal terms. A review of VAT legislation for care providers thus follows from the plan's line, even though the plan does not explicitly address care VAT.

• more staffed care bedsdecisive»Vi vill därför nästa mandatperiod se en nationell kraftsamling för fler bemannade vårdplatser i hela landet så att du som patient kan få vård snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore want to see in the next mandate period a national effort for more staffed care beds throughout the country so that you as a patient can get care faster.”
• skills shortage causes care queues»Kompetensbristen har orsakat långa vårdköer och färre vårdplatser än våra nordiska grannländer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The skills shortage has caused long care queues and fewer care beds than our Nordic neighbouring countries.”
• equal terms for care providers»Privata och offentliga utförare ska verka på lika villkor och ska omfattas av samma« (party programme ↗)“Private and public providers shall act on equal terms and shall be covered by the same”
• competitive tax rules»Sveriges skattenivåer ska vara konkurrenskraftiga och lättförståeliga för att uppmuntra till företagande, utbildning och investeringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's tax levels shall be competitive and easily understandable to encourage business, education and investments.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

Healthcare is the election manifesto's foremost priority, and the party programme requires that the solidarily financed healthcare is purposeful and cost-effective and that private, cooperative and charitable care providers are given conditions to develop. VAT legislation that increases healthcare operations costs counteracts both these commitments, which is why a review is supported. The plan, however, also wants to reduce the need for expensive contracted-in personnel, which qualifies the support.

• healthcare is prioritiseddecisive»Vi prioriterar vården, för alla dem som lider i väntan på vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritise healthcare, for all those who suffer while waiting for care.”
• cost-effective healthcare»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv« (party programme ↗)“The solidarily financed health and medical care shall be purposeful and cost-effective”
• diversity of care providers»Privata, kooperativa och ideellt drivna alternativ ska ges förutsättningar att utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Private, cooperative and charitably run alternatives shall be given conditions to develop.”
• reduced dependence on contracted-in personnel»Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive contracted-in personnel.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to shortening care queues and strengthening care workers so that there are more hands in care, and that the tax system shall become simpler. A VAT that increases costs for hired care personnel works against both these commitments, and a review of VAT rules for care providers therefore aligns with the plan. The plan supports the counter-proposal's demands in substance.

• more hands in caredecisive»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning – det behövs fler händer i vården som kan korta vårdköerna och avlasta personalen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen care workers, among other things by improving the work environment and opportunities for further training - there is a need for more hands in care that can shorten care queues and relieve staff”
• simpler tax system»måste skattesystemet bli enklare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“must the tax system become simpler”
• multitude of care providers»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsättning« (party programme ↗)“A multitude of actors is also a prerequisite”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme states that tax-financed private healthcare providers should be equal to public ones and that the guiding star is the best possible healthcare per pound. A VAT interpretation that increases costs for hired healthcare staff prevents this and takes resources from healthcare at a time when the plan wants to abolish healthcare queues and increase the number of hospital beds. A review of VAT legislation for healthcare providers thus aligns with the plan.

• equivalent conditions for healthcare providersdecisive»vår ledstjärna är bästa möjliga vård per krona« (party programme ↗)“our guiding star is the best possible healthcare per pound”
• abolish healthcare queues»Avskaffa vårdköerna och införa en riktig vårdgaranti« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish healthcare queues and introduce a genuine healthcare guarantee”
• more hospital beds»Öka antalet vårdplatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the number of hospital beds”
• taxes that do not hinder operations»Ha skatter på en nivå som inte hämmar svenska företag i den internationella konkurrensen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have taxes at a level that does not hinder Swedish companies in international competition”